Stock market bounces back; banks, metals shine
Sensex was up 599.34 points, or 0.83 per cent at 73,088.33, while the Nifty was up 151.20 points or 0.69 per cent at 22,147.
Sensex was up 599.34 points, or 0.83 per cent at 73,088.33, while the Nifty was up 151.20 points or 0.69 per cent at 22,147.
BSE Sensex is trading at 72,099 points, down 389 points on Friday as domestic equities continued their losing spree amid escalation in Middle East tensions.
The BSE Sensex is up 42 points and trading at 72,986 points on Thursday. However, tensions in the Middle East and a hawkish stance by the US Fed are likely to weigh on the stock markets, say analysts.
BSE Sensex is down by more than 300 points on Tuesday as geopolitical factors continue to weigh on the markets.
This is for the first time ever that the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies has gone past the coveted Rs 400 trillion mark.
The Sensex is trading at 37,204.95 up by 59.50 points or 0.16 per cent from its Monday's close at 37,145.45.
The decline was led by automobile companies, however, FMCG and pharma stocks gained. At 9.19 a.m., the Sensex traded 175.19 points lower at 36,806.58, from its Friday's close of 36,981.77.
At 9.43 a.m., the benchmark Sensex traded 191.93 points higher at 36,836.35 while the Nifty edged up by 47.55 points at 10,895.45.
The benchmark Sensex opened at 36,575.24 from its Tuesday's close of 36,562.91. At 10.01 a.m., the Sensex was up 34.25 points or 0.09 per cent at 36,597.16.
The IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) weakened to 51.4 in August, its lowest mark since May 2018, from 52.5 in July.
